MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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